vespa
Portuguese, noun/ˈves.pɐ/
vespa is spelled V-E-S-P-A (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,882nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vespa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “wasp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome vulgar de himenópteros da família dos Vespídeos possuidores de ferrão cuja picada é dolorosa”.
What does vespa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewasp
noun
- 1
femininemotor scooter
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome vulgar de himenópteros da família dos Vespídeos possuidores de ferrão cuja picada é dolorosa 2. motociclo com rodas pequenas 3. pessoa de carácter intratável e acrimonioso
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vespa
- vespas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vespa?
- Brazil /ˈves.pɐ/
- /ˈveʃ.pɐ/
- Portugal /ˈveʃ.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vespa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vespa in Portuguese?
vespa appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).